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Win 98 restarts after about 2 hours

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by billbo260

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I have a pent. system running win 98 2nd ed.
When I shut it down, it goes thru shut down, but
in about 2-3 hrs will restart! I've installed the patch from Mircosoft. What's up? Please
help. Thank You

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by hberkhoff

Is your computer stand-alone or is it in a network? If in a network, I think it's a problem with Wake on Lan (WOL). Disable it in the bios of your computer. Other problem could be your powersupply.

by furio giante

Though it is a bit of a longshot, many mobo's BIOS have the ability to schedule a startup time. Piece through the BIOS, on an Asus head to the Power menu. From there, there is often an "Automatic Power Up" selection. If it is enabled, disable it. If it is not, the WOL suggestion listed above is certainly a good possibility, it is in the same menu. There are often other choices as well, such as ...on USB or ...on Modem or ...on KB. One of these is likely the culprit.

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